Improvement in scaffold for gathering fruit, and for other purposes



. ;A. J. WRIGHT. SGAFPOLDFOR GATHERING FRUIT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. No. 97,979.

Patented Dec. 14, 186 9 cit-nits gist-rs mm dtltili To all whom it may concern:

ANDREW J. -W-R1e.HT,- or CLEVELAND, onto.

Letters Patent No. 97,979, dated December 14, 18 69.

IMPROV M NT m scars-0L1: ron GATHERING FRUIT, .AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

The Schedulere fen'ed to in these Letters Patent and inaking part of the Same.

- Be it known that I, Aunnnw J. RI(rllT', 0f Gloveland, in the county of Ouyahoga, and State of Ohio,

, have invented certainhew and useful Improvements in scaffolds for Gathering Fruit, and other purposes; and Ido hereby declare that the following is-a full and complete description of the same, retbrence being bad to the accompanying drawings, making part of this 7 specification.

Object. Q

g The nature of my improvement relates to so constructing a portable scaffold, that it may be convem iently moved from one place to another, taken topieccs for easy transportation, for the c-onvenience'ot' taking up but. little room when packed away; and, also, the platform or table of said scatlbld may be easily raised or'lowered to the desired height, and readily secured A represents the table or platfinm, to which is socuredthe guard B, by means of the posts 0 extenth ing up from the platform. This guard or rail B is provided with holes, so as to'receive the ends of the posts, .on which ends are formed tcnons, and on the shoulders of which the rail rests, 'as seen infig. 1.

The platform or table is mounted upon four or more standards, D, in which is formed a series of notches, E, figs. l and 2.

These standards pass through guides F, as seen in fig. 3, said guides being secured to the sides of the platform, or any other desirable place suitable for the purpose. 3

Jfhc standards, when in the slot or opening-guides,

receive apart of the same into one of the notches, and,

by means of the key G on the opposite side of the notch, which passes into the slot-receiving the standard, firmly holds the standard from slipping or moving back, so that the notch will be outof place in holding up the platfornn By withdrawing the key or wedge, the platform may be raised or lowered to. any other notch, according to l the height required for work, and the key G again forced into the slot to hold the notch in place, to support'the platform. Thus the platibrm may be raised or lowered. with'iacility, and sccurcd in-the propcrposition for the'work.

On the lower ends ot' the standards are casters or wheels, so that the scaffold may be readily moved from one tree to another, or from one place to another.

lo-the sides and ends of the scaiibld are attached braces, H I. The side braces H are connected to the standards by means of pins or screws at J, which pass through the ends of said braces into the standards. The braces l are also secured to the standards, in the same manner, by screws or pins J. 'Allthe pins or screws are made so as to be inserted and withdrawn, as required. r

It will be readily seen, that the standards are easily separated from the ilattorm, and, also, from the braces, and the guard around on the pla-ttln'm mayalso be removed; thus the entire scafi'old may be takcnto pieces and folded up into a conniaratively small bulk for storage or transportation, and. again easily put tdgcther.

Near the top of each standard is a pulley or roller, as scen'at K, fig. 2, over-which passes a cord or strap to the eye L, secured to the plattbr1n.' By this means the platform may be raised and lowered from the Y ground in a higher position than would be convenient to reach by hand.

are obvious, as the fruit may be readily picked-without the usual labor of a ladder or climbing, and hence,

less injury to the fruit in handling.

buildings, inside and out; and'alsolathing and plastering, with much utility, as it may be readily moved about the room for the purposes mentioned; andalso for outside work in building, as it need not take up but little room. it being made portable and adjustable.

- Claim.

What I claim asmy improvement, and" desire'to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The notched standards E and braces H and I, in combination with the platform A, guards B, guides F, and keys G, arranged essentially as and for the-purpose set forth.

ANDREW J. WRIGHT- Witn esscs W. H. Business, I). L. HUMPHREY.

The advantages of this scaffold for gathering fruit It may also be applied to thcjpurposo of family-' 

